Buell Wesley Frazier

[Richard Smith]

I'm afraid you misunderstood my question. That's not a "confirmation", that's her own statement. Did you actually mean "claimed" and not "confirmed"?

LOL.  I think you misunderstood my answer.  If you meant do I have a time machine for you to travel back to 1963 to see this with your own eyes, then no.  However, Marina confirmed that her husband practiced with the rifle. As his wife who was present to witness the event, she was in a position to do so.  And she did.   

[Richard Smith]

She flubbed a line. Rankin put her right back on script.

She is Russian speaking English as a new language.  She slightly mispronounced a name.  LOL.  Are you really claiming that Oswald would not have practiced with the rifle between March and November?  He just took it out with him and then lied to his wife that he had practiced with it.  Whew.  That is weak sauce.   

[Michael Capasse]

She is Russian speaking English as a new language.  She slightly mispronounced a name.  LOL.  Are you really claiming that Oswald would not have practiced with the rifle between March and November?  He just took it out with him and then lied to his wife that he had practiced with it.  Whew.  That is weak sauce.

There is no evidence he practiced anywhere.
Marina is an admitted liar.

[Richard Smith]

There is no evidence he practiced anywhere.
Marina is an admitted liar.

No evidence?   Just his own wife confirming including it and also that Oswald told her that he did so.  To the extent Marina ever lied about anything in this case, it was to protect her husband, not incriminate him.  Why would she lie about him practicing with the rifle?  Whether he did or not is not that important.  If Marina was willing to lie to incriminate Oswald, why didn't they get her to say that she saw him put the rifle in the bag or that he hated JFK or something along those lines?  Instead she is lying about him practicing with the rifle?  HA HA HA.  Do you think he just ordered a rifle, took pictures of himself holding it, but never used it?  He just thought it looked nice.  More weak sauce. 

[Tom Sorensen]

LOL.  I think you misunderstood my answer.  If you meant do I have a time machine for you to travel back to 1963 to see this with your own eyes, then no.  However, Marina confirmed that her husband practiced with the rifle. As his wife who was present to witness the event, she was in a position to do so.  And she did.   

Now you're introducing an "event." Are you saying she was present when Oswald practiced with his rifle?

[Michael Capasse]

No evidence?   Just his own wife confirming including it and also that Oswald told her that he did so.  To the extent Marina ever lied about anything in this case, it was to protect her husband, not incriminate him.  Why would she lie about him practicing with the rifle?  Whether he did or not is not that important.  If Marina was willing to lie to incriminate Oswald, why didn't they get her to say that she saw him put the rifle in the bag or that he hated JFK or something along those lines?  Instead she is lying about him practicing with the rifle?  HA HA HA.  Do you think he just ordered a rifle, took pictures of himself holding it, but never used it?  He just thought it looked nice.  More weak sauce.

More broken and inconsistent evidence. If only you had something solid to build on.

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Redlich to Rankin | Feb 28, 1964

"Neither you nor I have any desire to smear the reputation of any individual.
We cannot ignore however, that Marina Oswald, has repeatedly lied to the Secret Service, the FBI, and
the Commission on matters which are of vital concern to the people of this country and the world.

As you know I was not in favor of placing on the record the story of her actions in Washington because
we already have statements which provided us with all that we need to know on this matter and
formal testimony could have added very little.

But if a witness who has had close association with Marina Oswald is prepared to offer certain insights into her character,
including those of a derogatory nature, I feel that the mandate of the commission's inquiry, compels us to consider this testimony."

[Richard Smith]

Now you're introducing an "event." Are you saying she was present when Oswald practiced with his rifle?

Down the rabbit hole.  Her testimony is posted.  Among other things, Oswald told her that he was going to practice.  Why would Marina lie about that?  It's not really that important to the case against Oswald whether he practiced with the rifle or not.  If she was willing to lie to incriminate him, she would have lied about more important things that she said that she could not confirm.   Again, do you think Oswald purchased a rifle with no intent to ever use it?  A rifle that he was so excited to receive that he insisted that his wife take pictures of him holding it? 

Mr. RANKIN. Could you give us a little help on how you knew?
Mrs. OSWALD. He told me. And he would mention that in passing---it isn't
as if he said, "Well, today I am going"---it wasn't as if he said, "Well, today I am going to take the rifle and go and practice."
But he would say, "Well, today I will take the rifle along for practice."

[Richard Smith]

More broken and inconsistent evidence. If only you had something solid to build on.

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Redlich to Rankin | Feb 28, 1964

"Neither you nor I have any desire to smear the reputation of any individual.
We cannot ignore however, that Marina Oswald, has repeatedly lied to the Secret Service, the FBI, and
the Commission on matters which are of vital concern to the people of this country and the world.

As you know I was not in favor of placing on the record the story of her actions in Washington because
we already have statements which provided us with all that we need to know on this matter and
formal testimony could have added very little.

But if a witness who has had close association with Marina Oswald is prepared to offer certain insights into her character,
including those of a derogatory nature, I feel that the mandate of the commission's inquiry, compels us to consider this testimony."

Can you tell us what she lied about?